The 2008 United Kingdom Interview Thread!

[Toshtishtash 1]

Aww, i'm sure it will all be fine

I was actually stressing out more about the medical than the interview for some reason. Once that was out of the way, the rest was a walk in the park!

[Jeraly 4]

Oh yours is about the same as mine - I am having my med on Tuesday at 1510 and my interview the following day at 9am... I am just trying to not think about it... I mean it's not like I can change anything or do anything differently now so I just have to get on with it... and better now so it is out of the way than later when I have longer to worry about it

[Toshtishtash 1]

Exactly.

I think you will be shocked at just how unstressful and easy it all is When I did it I was like, Is that it???

I have no clue what I expected

[Jeraly 4]

I think that's just it - you spend so long going through this process and reading the reviews and it all seems fine, then it gets to your turn and it's like OMIGOD I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!! Everyone I have "spoken" to says that it is a total anti-climax and I just hope I get the same impression!! Purely because I don't want it to be something stressful!!

I think I kinda know what to expect... Doctor poking and prodding a bit, big needle, little sticky plaster on my poor vein... followed by queuing up, handing over phone, being given a ticket, handing over docs, sitting down cr@pping myself, waiting around some more all the while getting more and more nervous, getting my number called, having my stomach lurch, being asked a few questions (among which "why the US and not the UK?" and "how did you meet"), them taking my money and then saying I'm approved... (I'm hoping)

Still $h*tting myself though

[Toshtishtash 1]

Yep, that's pretty much exactly how it will go!

[Jeraly 4]

It's one thing reading it and another thing going through it though

Roll on Wednesday evening... glass of wine and the Apprentice and hopefully an approval! Either way it will all be over for the most part... then it is just packing, shipping and party!!

[Toshtishtash 1]

:dance:

I am having a leaving party in Newquay on Saturday night (I was supposed to have that beach party last weekend, but the weather was awful...)

Are you scared about leaving England? I am absolutely terrified. I really didn't think that would happen... But now all of a sudden... Don't get me wrong, I am excited too... But my heart kind of races everytime I think about getting on the plane...

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I hate the thought of leaving England and I wasn't even born here

Jeraly, just remember my most important piece of advice about the Embassy -

don't drink the coffee

[Jeraly 4]

:dance:

I am having a leaving party in Newquay on Saturday night (I was supposed to have that beach party last weekend, but the weather was awful...)

Are you scared about leaving England? I am absolutely terrified. I really didn't think that would happen... But now all of a sudden... Don't get me wrong, I am excited too... But my heart kind of races everytime I think about getting on the plane...

Yeah - totally I mean I love the States, I love the people and I love being there - ever since I made my first visit in 1994 to Florida I decided that I wanted to marry an American (because I thought the accent was SO cool ) and live in America like my godfather who lives in Tampa... Later on in life it was a pipe dream - besides, it was totally unrealistic and I would just miss my family too much - the thought of moving away from my home city and having to start over in another part of the country was terrifying...

Yet here we are...

I do want to live there, I love it there and although I am sure it will be hard at first, I think I will settle in just great eventually But yeah - less than three months and I don't know when I am going to see my family again... it's terrifying... Maybe moreso is the fact that if I see my mum when I think I will after moving June 30th, it will be the following Easter... That's *almost* a whole year...

And Christmas... We have big family Christmases and in the States that is just not going to happen until we have our own family and it's unlikely we will be able to afford to go back to the UK... I have tears pricking at my eyes just thinking about it...

I keep telling myself that sure, it is going to be different, totally different to the life I have, but that I should think of it more as the opportunity to build a life with Jeremy that will make things unique and special to us and find fun and happiness and joy in the way we create new Christmas and other holiday routines...

I'm just glad it's not only me feeling like that Maybe we can have a brainstorming session sometime and devise strategies to rebuild our lives It's like breaking a vase - you can glue it back together and it will be just as good as before but it takes a while for the cracks that are initially seen to be flaws, to be seen instead as a unique alteration of the original *And* that vase is now the only one like it in the whole world for all its "cracks"

StP - I have no intention of drinking *anything* I will just need to pee all the time and caffeine is so not good for me when I am nervous!!!

[Toshtishtash 1]

:dance:

I am having a leaving party in Newquay on Saturday night (I was supposed to have that beach party last weekend, but the weather was awful...)

Are you scared about leaving England? I am absolutely terrified. I really didn't think that would happen... But now all of a sudden... Don't get me wrong, I am excited too... But my heart kind of races everytime I think about getting on the plane...

Yeah - totally I mean I love the States, I love the people and I love being there - ever since I made my first visit in 1994 to Florida I decided that I wanted to marry an American (because I thought the accent was SO cool ) and live in America like my godfather who lives in Tampa... Later on in life it was a pipe dream - besides, it was totally unrealistic and I would just miss my family too much - the thought of moving away from my home city and having to start over in another part of the country was terrifying...

Yet here we are...

I do want to live there, I love it there and although I am sure it will be hard at first, I think I will settle in just great eventually But yeah - less than three months and I don't know when I am going to see my family again... it's terrifying... Maybe moreso is the fact that if I see my mum when I think I will after moving June 30th, it will be the following Easter... That's *almost* a whole year...

And Christmas... We have big family Christmases and in the States that is just not going to happen until we have our own family and it's unlikely we will be able to afford to go back to the UK... I have tears pricking at my eyes just thinking about it...

I keep telling myself that sure, it is going to be different, totally different to the life I have, but that I should think of it more as the opportunity to build a life with Jeremy that will make things unique and special to us and find fun and happiness and joy in the way we create new Christmas and other holiday routines...

I'm just glad it's not only me feeling like that Maybe we can have a brainstorming session sometime and devise strategies to rebuild our lives It's like breaking a vase - you can glue it back together and it will be just as good as before but it takes a while for the cracks that are initially seen to be flaws, to be seen instead as a unique alteration of the original *And* that vase is now the only one like it in the whole world for all its "cracks"

StP - I have no intention of drinking *anything* I will just need to pee all the time and caffeine is so not good for me when I am nervous!!!

Whew! Also glad that it's not just me!

@ the brainstorming sessions. Fabulous idea Yet another reason that I am glad about finding this website. It really has made it easier being able to speak to people who are going through the same kind of thing.

I'm like you, I have always loved America. My Dad moved out there 6 years ago with my Step Mum and 2 sisters (My Step Mums American) and ever since the first time visiting him, I have wanted to live there. Didn't realise that it was going to be through marriage though! It's crazy how things work out!

I think the main people that I will miss are my Mum, brother, sister and a few close friends... I am worried that they won't be coming to America for the wedding.. My Mum is going to try her best but I will be devestated if she doesn't... I don't think we will be able afford to get back to England for quite some time. I have no clue when I will see my brother again either... He is going into the RAF on April 16th so won't be able to get time off to come over. (He leaves 3 days before I leave here to go to my Mums, so I won't even get to see him before I leave )

On the plus side though, it will be SO nice to be living near my Dad. I haven't lived that close to him since I was 5 and 2 years ago in America was the first Christmas that we have seen eachother and spent the day together in 21 years! I think if it wasn't for my Dad being there I would feel even more anxious than I do now. I kind of feel as though I have a bit of a safety net incase anything should go drastically wrong.

I am very much looking forward to building my new life with Chris though. I just hope we won't be poor forever! We are going to struggle our as*ses off for the first couple of years I think.

But hey. Just another life experience I s'pose!

[Jeraly 4]

Oh we sound like we are in a similar situation!! We don't even have a bed!!

It will be nice to have your dad around as well - at least you have some kind of family there - I think that is what worries me the most - not having family around for important occasions... Christmas really is stinging - I was hoping to have moved by February then it would have been more possible that I could come home for Christmas... ah well - who knows... maybe we'll be able to afford it yet

I'm just looking at it as a big adventure where we get to start from scratch and really build our life together - it's not like I am stepping into Jeremy's life and having to adapt - we are both making huge changes - he is moving out from his aunt's so it will be our first real home together and our first real home outside of our "parent's" home... sure it will be tough but it will make for some wonderful stories

And like you say - this place has been excellent so I intend to frequent when I move Stateside too so I can pick up ideas and sympathy

I'm going to start a random thread... watch this space...

[Toshtishtash 1]

Oh see... We have a bed. The only problem is, we don't actually have anywhere to 'put' the bed. Oh love, love will prevail.

[Jeraly 4]

Maybe we could all get together - your bed, our place... oh... wait... we don't have a place to live yet either!!!

:lol:

*images of bedknobs and broomsticks*

[Toshtishtash 1]

:lol:

[Toshtishtash 1]

I've just had a thought.

I'm not going to be able to read heat magazine anymore What an earth am I going to do? That's it. I can't go!